2 PETER 2:1-10
KEY VERSES:
1 Peter 2:5
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1. DEFINITION OF THE PRIEST
the priest was the indispensable source of religious knowledge for the people, and the channel through which spiritual life was communicated.

2. FROM THE BEGINNING GOD CHOOSE ALL TO BE PRIEST
Ex 19:6
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

3. IMPROPER FEAR OF GOD DISALLOWED THIS
Ex 20:19
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

4. THROUGH JESUS WE HAVE BEEN REGAINED GIVEN THIS OFFICE
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

2 Cor 3:6
6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.


5. THROUGH CHRIST WE ARE LIVELY ROYAL PRIEST
Eph 2:5
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 2:6
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:



6. THE NATURE OF THE OFFICE
1. DIVINELY APPOINTED BY GOD
Luke 4:18-19
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

1 John 2:27
27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

2. REPRESENTIVE OF GOD TO THOSE WHO ARE FAR OFF
2 Cor 5:20
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

3. BRING GIFTS AND SACRIFICES
John 4:24
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Romans 12
12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Heb 13:15-17
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

4. INTERCESSION FOR OTHERS
1 Tim 2:1-4
2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

LET’S OCCUPY UNTIL HE COMES